"Educational matters shall be led by the Minister of Rites, with the Minister of War and the Great Wilderness Council assisting. You shall handle them together!"
The Sage Emperor's voice rang out.
"As you command!" "As you command!" "As you command!"...
The civil and military officials bowed with their hands clasped.
Once the Sage Emperor had spoken, the dust settled on everything.
Qi Tianxia, Minister Xun, and the newly appointed Lin Ke would confront the Evil of the Universe together!
"Lin Ke..."
Just then, the Sage Emperor turned his gaze toward Lin Ke.
"Your Majesty." Confusion showed on Lin Ke's face.
"You stay. Everyone else... court is dismissed!" The Sage Emperor lightly tapped a finger against his gilded throne.
A powerful force swept through. Wang Lin, Qi Tianxia, and all the officials vanished from where they stood, stirring the primordial chaos qi into turmoil.
In the end, only the Sage Emperor and Lin Ke remained.
Looking at the Sage Emperor seated high on his throne, Lin Ke felt a little scared. His sphincter involuntarily clenched.
"Lin Ke, I know you harbor mountains and valleys within your breast..." The Sage Emperor's voice drifted over, as lofty as the clouds on the horizon, yet as down-to-earth as the soil beneath his feet.
"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty." Countless thoughts raced through Lin Ke's mind, but outwardly, he remained neither servile nor overbearing.
"But the mountains and valleys in your breast cannot withstand the treachery of human hearts." The Sage Emperor looked at him with a smile:
"You still have a long road ahead before you grow strong enough to overthrow me, the Sage Emperor. Countless hardships and dangers await along that road, and you must overcome them all."
A single remark stirred a thousand waves!
Lin Ke's pupils abruptly contracted, and for